Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Hooked by Emily McIntire

186 reviews

sabrinakreads's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book was very entertaining.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Murder, and Death

angelofthetardis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I read this series of books last year (and reviews were posted at the time), but recently found the first four were available as audiobooks as part of my Audible subscription. However, they're being removed in a couple of weeks, so I want to try and get them listened to before then! 

The audio version definitely adds a level to the story in bringing it to life, especially where you have a male narrator reading James' chapters and a female narrator reading Wendy's chapters. However, I still cannot understand why you would hire two narrators for that purpose, and then not have them speak the appropriate lines in the other person's chapter (I.e. have the male read James' speech within Wendy's chapters and vice versa). They don't do badly at putting on the opposite voices, but it just grates on my nerves!

I was less convinced by the voices/accents employed for the secondary characters - the male narrator had an especially tough job given that he's a Brit and most of the secondary characters Americans. I couldn't tell you whether the accent was right for the setting (Brit here), but it was quite harsh and didn't necessarily suit the narrators' natural tone of voice. But equally they managed to bring each character to life throughout with different voices for each and, for the most part, they didn't wander too much. 

There were a couple of places where I felt the narrators could have 'acted' a bit more to get the point across, but generally it was a very enjoyable listen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Body horror, Gun violence, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Infidelity, Bullying, Vomit, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Car accident, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Pregnancy, Medical content, and Rape

bigfootsbiggestfan's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

0.25

most vile & disgusting piece of trash i’ve ever had the displeasure of reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Body horror, Body shaming, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Violence, Gun violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Torture, Blood, Child abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexism, Death, Cursing, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, and Domestic abuse

thepeculiarlibrary's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I ATE THAT SHIT UP

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Child abuse, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

krinavdb's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Child abuse, Torture, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence

tranquiltides's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I feel that this book is very deserving of all of the hype that has been generated around it. But reader beware, if you’re looking for redemption arc, light hearted romance and healthy relationships, this is NOT the book for you. 

Its dark, its sexy, its consensual, but there are elements about it that can be triggering for some readers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Bullying, Drug use, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Cursing, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Grief

Minor: Bullying, Excrement, Car accident, and Body horror

Depictions of child abuse, P*dophelia, and child death are more vague allusions than explicitly depicted

kylasmv15's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Kidnapping, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, and Gun violence

Moderate: Medical content, Bullying, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Grief, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Confinement

Minor: Drug use, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, and Vomit

ariel_99's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

This was a fun twist on the Peter Pan characters set as a dark mafia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, and Torture

booklover_13's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Death of parent

aelitareads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book made me question my morals. Hard core! 🤣 I had to stop a few times just to ask myself where I stood on kidnapping, torture, and murder all for the sake of love and trauma. You might see Hook and think this will be pirate based but make no mistake - its mafia through and through. Opposing families and a love story caught in the midst of a battle Wendy had no idea even existed. Hooked follows Wendy through the loss of her innocence in her journey into adulthood and Hook's journey to healing from his traumas and discovering new reasons to live.

Hooked has a medium pace with a fast build in the second half. There's spicy scenes scattered all throughout but a good chunk of the first half is setting up the major plot points and background for the story. It took me about 4 days to finish but had I not been interrupted by life I'm sure I could have got through it in 2. I loved reading through and seeing all the subtle (and not so subtle) nods to the original Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie. 

Notable Tropes are mafia, found family, Touch her and die, and morally grey... everyone? 
Content Warnings that stood out to me - Kidnapping, Choking, Torture, Murder, Childhood SA, Abuse. 
The SA isn't graphically detailed but it is very much there. All the rest? Definitely graphic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Murder, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Torture, and Child abuse

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship